for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to correct oneself; to restate
university student; college student
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to go out and away; to leave
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
ignorant of the ways of the world
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to be silent; to say nothing
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
to say no more; to sink into silence
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
main question; real issue at hand
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
student (esp. a university student)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
memory; sense; experience
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
instead; but (on the other hand)
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into